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Microsoft 365 Security Administration: MS-500 Exam Guide

By : Peter Rising
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Microsoft 365 Security Administration: MS-500 Exam Guide

By: Peter Rising

Overview of this book

The Microsoft 365 Security Administration (MS-500) exam is designed to measure your ability to perform technical tasks such as managing, implementing, and monitoring security and compliance solutions for Microsoft 365 environments. This book starts by showing you how to configure and administer identity and access within Microsoft 365. You will learn about hybrid identity, authentication methods, and conditional access policies with Microsoft Intune. Next, the book shows you how RBAC and Azure AD Identity Protection can be used to help you detect risks and secure information in your organization. You will also explore concepts, such as Advanced Threat Protection, Windows Defender ATP, and Threat Intelligence. As you progress, you will learn about additional tools and techniques to configure and manage Microsoft 365, including Azure Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention, and Cloud App Discovery and Security. The book also ensures you are well prepared to take the exam by giving you the opportunity to work through a mock paper, topic summaries, illustrations that briefly review key points, and real-world scenarios. By the end of this Microsoft 365 book, you will be able to apply your skills in the real world, while also being well prepared to achieve Microsoft certification.
Table of Contents (29 chapters)
1
Section 1: Configuring and Administering Identity and Access in Microsoft 365
7
Section 2: Implementing and Managing Threat Protection
13
Section 3: Information Protection in Microsoft 365
18
Section 4: Data Governance and Compliance in Microsoft 365
24
Section 5: Mock Exam and Assessment
25
Chapter 20: Mock Exam
26
Chapter 21: Mock Exam Answers

Questions

  1. DLP helps to prevent the accidental sharing of data from Office 365 locations by using policies that look for matches against both built-in and custom sensitive information types.

    a. True

    b. False

  2. Which of the following locations in Office 365 can't be protected by a DLP policy (choose two)?

    a. SharePoint sites

    b. PowerApps

    c. OneDrive accounts

    d. Exchange email

    e. Yammer groups

    f. Teams chat and channel messages

  3. Where in the Microsoft 365 Security and Compliance Center would you view the available DLP reports?

    a. Data Loss Prevention | Policy

    b. Threat Management | Dashboard

    c. Reports | Dashboard

    d. Classification | Sensitive info types

  4. Which of the following is not an example of a custom sensitive information type?

    a. Dictionary (large keyword)

    b. Regular expression

    c. Dictionary (regular expression)

    d. Keyword

  5. The rules within DLP Policies are made up conditions and actions.

    a. True

    b. False

  6. Other than the Security and Compliance Center, where can you also...